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Today I bought a 1000 yen silver coin from the 1964 Olympic games in Japan.

It is funny you bring this up because my home computer where I kept my spreadsheets on bullion just crapped out. The Mrs. downloaded an update and it is stuck in a "start up loop" and won't start up. I'm going to take it to our IT department here at work next week to see if they can help. I made...

Yeah it is hard to stay on track! That's why I have a few odds and ends mixed in there. My stack is further along than I thought it would be this time last year so I'm feeling pretty good about it. I've been lucky and got a few rare or semi numis mixed into the bullion by mistake. I bought two...

Hello all, I just wanted to post that I have been stacking for one whole year! It has been a strange and enlightening journey so far and I'm glad I'm not so wet behind the ears as I was last year. I wanted to make a post documenting my stacking so far. Maybe other new folks can use it as a...

I'm going with a big fat NO on this one. I think it will go the opposite way and go all digital like our bank accounts, stock portfolios, bond portfolios and Bitcoin. There will still be some paper fiat floating around but people will soon label it a "barbarous relic" of a by gone era. My...

Nah can't be. I think he is stomp kicking the poor dolphin. :)

Why is he kicking a dolphin?

Funny, the first thing I thought of were poker chips also. Interesting idea, not sure if it is for me though.

I just ordered a few on pre-sale from JM. I like the Britannia coins, even the new ones, so I'm excited for mid Dec.

I like the zombucks in copper. The silver rounds don't fit my stacking goals so I get the much cheaper copper round. I also like to have one of the original coins and the zombuck next to it :)

What is wrong with that thing's face?!? SO EVIL (and/or brain damaged)!?!

I went into my college's bookstore and I met with the manager. On his desk was a mercury dime. I said wow cool check out that dime. He gave it to me. Said he found it in the register the night before and thought it was cool but didn't want it and was happy to give it to me. He knew it was worth...

Hey guys. I've found mine on ebay with some luck and local antique stores that don't specialize in coins but might have a tray with old coins in a case somewhere. 2.5 pesos seem to be very good to me. Not sure if it is because people don't realize they are 2.5 and not 2 or what. 5 pesos tend to...

So I got a 1/4 oz Noah's ark to try it out and see if I liked it. It was also cheap and I needed a few $ for my order. Anyway, I like this coin and I'm sure I'd like the larger ones but something bothers me about them. The 1/4 oz coin is 100 Drams. The 1/2 oz coin is double that at 200 Drams. So...

I'm a big fan of Mexican gold pesos (2, 2.5, 5). With a little work I've found them at or below spot. I also like the French francs and the Austrian ducats. For me older coins at or around 1/10 an oz is just the right size and I tend to find them with little or no premium and sometimes below spot.

I buy silver for a few different reasons. First I collect coins so it became a natural extension of my numismatic interests. It appeals to my collector instincts. Second I was left a stack of 90% US silver coins by a late great grandmother. Even at today's spot it is worth a lot more now than it...

I'm adding a few ounces of silver each week as the price drops further down. I'm averaging down very nicely. On the types of coins I've bought thus far I've knocked about $3 off my average for each coin type. I hope to continue to ride it down. Will it go lower? I'm sure it could but I'd rather...

I have a few maples 2013 and 2014 and none have any milk spots. On the other hand I have one peregrine falcon coin I bought because I liked the design and it is milked up. I store them all in the same type of PVC-free flips, in the same box, right next to each other. Not sure why one would milk...

I just bought.

The lion share ofmy silver was left to me by my great grandmother so my average is super low. Of what I've bought myself I'm averaging a little high at around $24. I've been buying gold here lately but I think it is time to go back to silver while prices are low.